Teenage autistic artist's work heading to MMA

A 19-year-old autistic teenager from Brooklyn will soon have one of his paintings on display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Amoako Buachie's deep love of art is what now drives his passion and feeds his soul.

Thinking back through his 19-years, his mother, Akosua Mainu, saw his talents emerge early.

"He makes sketches out of pencil. He was always holding a pencil," described Akosua.

But as a student with Autism, Amoako struggled through school, until he arrived at Jim Thorpe P.S. 370 last year where his talent leaped onto the canvas.

"When you first started working with him did you have any idea he had such talent?" asked Eyewitness News.